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Neil Diamond - I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight Audio CD

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Neil Diamond Band: Neil Diamond
Title: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
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Release Date: 2008-04-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: God Only Knows 2: Let Me Take You in My Arms Again 3: Once in a While 4: Let the Little Boy Sing 5: I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight 6: Lament in D Minor/ Dance of the Sabres 7: Desir�e 8: As If 9: You Don't Bring Me Flowers 10: Free Man in Paris

Free Man in Paris
Neil Diamond's arrangement and voicing of this Joni Mitchell song brings out a new depth and power not present in the original without the disturbing dissonance sometimes associated with remakes, at least from the auditory point of my ear. What else can be said about such a prolific songwriter who carved a new sound? This particular album has a version of Joni Mitchell's classic 'Free Man in Paris' performed in Neil diamond's style and panache without detracting, in my opinion (being a songwriter myself), from Joni Mitchell's original intent and theme; I know that Diamond's version really caught my attention and still does every time I listen to it.


I'm Glad To Have This Album!
Essential for any Neil Diamond fan,and at a dirt cheap price too!. Released in late-1977,"I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight" finds the Brooklyn-born singer/songwriter offing a little something for everyone:Uptempo power pop like "Let The Little Boy Sing" and "Let Me Take You In My Arms";lush easy-listening ballads like the title track,"Once In A While" and "As If";respectable covers of classic Brian Wilson("God Only Knows") and Joni Mitchell("Free Man In Paris") plus the disco-ish Top 20 hit "Desiree'",a sweeping neo-rock epic "Lament In D Minor/Dance Of The Sabres" and the torch song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" which the following year became a blockbuster #1 smash duet with Barbra Streisand (thus became the title of his following album).


I loved it BUT
" This was a time when Diamond could make anything sound good. The songs were very enjoyable, Deserai, I'm Glad Your Hear With Me Tonight. He was a major hit maker back then.

Still, it was the start of a long slide towards barry Manilowish pop that did not end until the 1996 "Tennessee Moon. " .


His passion comes through
Fans of his earlier works feel it is over produced and schmaltzy, others believe things are only enhanced by the use of sophisticated orchestrations; after listening once again, I find myself in the latter camp. This is probably one of the more divisive of Diamond's albums. While on songs like "Once in a While" the background is too busy, filled with soaring strings "tinkling" synths; the next song "Let the Little Boy Sing" shows how well this style can work elevating a fairly slight piece into one of sheer joy. Opening and closing with compositions by Brian Wilson and Joni Mitchell, Diamond does a great job in making "God Only Knows" and "A Free Man in Paris" his own (both worth the price of admission) and his own compositions work well between these wonderful "bookends. " I can appreciate the point of those critical of this work, but his voice convinces me, there's just as much passion here and he's not buried in the sound. It just supports him in an occasionally over lush cocoon, but still has the emotion needed to make the album work.


One of his best and best produced
The cover of god only knows is incredible and so is "as if". here I think there is a perfect balance between production and musicianship. Neil Diamond is in a category of his own. Sabre Dance is a good song which combines classical and modern acoustic sounds and is very intense. I think this was the first album that vince charles played on. The other thing I like about neil diamond in the 70s is that the drum acoustics are among the best. There is a constant balance of sound. Throughout the 60s and 70s many bands had horrible production (especially elton john and the eagles)in the drum department. If you listen to Neil through the 70s and 80s the production is among the best in the industry. This album is ahead of its time musically. .


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